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Enjoy 3D sound from this slender, room-friendly sound bar

Definitive Technology's Mythos SSA-50 gives you surprisingly three-dimensional home theater sound when installing a complete five-speaker system isn't an option. Definitive's Spatial Array technology precisely controls which sounds are played by each of the nine drivers, creating the illusion that you are surrounded by five separate high-performance speakers. The result is a wide listening area with excellent performance to the sides, in which you can clearly pinpoint action happening to your left and to your right. The SSA-50 doesn't depend on bouncing sound off of your walls, unlike some sound bar speakers, so it works well in just about any room. And it's designed to perform equally as well with your favorite music as it does with your Hollywood blockbusters.

High-tech speaker design produces detailed surround-like effects

The SSA-50 houses nine total drivers  five for the front soundstage and four to handle the rear channels. Three of those drivers have a pure aluminum dome tweeter mounted in front of the speaker cone, for extended highs that reveal nuance and shimmer without a trace of edginess. And Definitive's BDSS driver technology helps increase the tiny speakers' output without increasing the size of the enclosure. Connect it to a multi-channel receiver and you've got a simple, high-performance home theater solution that's sure to impress.

A behind the scenes look at the drivers that go into the SSA-50's 3D sound.

Gorgeous aircraft-grade aluminum cabinet

The slim enclosure is made of stunning black hand-polished aluminum, and is sized to matched TVs with screens measuring 50" or larger. The SSA-50 can be wall mounted using the supplied mounting bracket, or placed on a shelf in front of your TV.

Add Definitive's ProSub800 subwoofer to get full-range sound that reaches down to 20 Hz.

Got wire?

Did you know?
Your new speakers will probably sound better after several weeks of use than they do right out of the box. That's because the material surrounding the woofers will loosen up, allowing the drivers to move more fully. Definitive Technology estimates a break-in period of 24 to 48 hours of playback before the speakers will deliver optimum sound quality. For more information and helpful tips, check out this article from Definitive's website about conditioning your speakers.

Product Highlights:

frequency response 50-30,000 Hz

sensitivity 90 dB

8-ohm impedance

handles up to 200 watts

Balanced Dual Surround System (BDSS) technology  places rubber surrounds on both the outer and inner edges of each speaker cone for greater, more precise motion resulting in exceptional clarity

Sound bar speakers: room-filling sound with less clutter

Add big sound to your TV without a roomful of speakers. Sound bars require minimal space and wiring, and their sleek designs complement today's flat-panel TVs. Most sound bars have their own built-in amplification, so you won't need to use a home theater receiver. Some models use advanced surround processing and carefully aimed speaker drivers to simulate the effects of a full home theater audio system.

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First off, the sound is great (+5 stars). This only partially made up for the incredible hassle of setting the soundbar up (-3 stars), as some of the other reviews have mentioned.

A mounting bracket must be used whether you mount or stand the speaker The process of installing the mounting bracket onto the speaker is (in concept) pretty easy: Slide two screws on the back of the speaker onto the mount. The problem is that on the bracket the cutout for the speaker wires is ridiculously tiny. Ridiculous meaning that both the upper and lower speaker jacks were partially covered by the bracket! It took me a good half hour of cursing before I could get the speaker wire connected and the bracket attached.

Finally, since i was not mounting the soundbar to the wall, I had to connect an L bracket to the mounting bracket -- a foot then screwed into the L bracket. Connecting the two brackets required screwing in the screw onto a nut that was "welded" to the main bracket. This nut broke off almost immediately -- on both L brackets. As a result, both L brackets are only wobbly connected to the mounting bracket.

If the sound wasn't great, I would have returned this soundbar in a flash.

Mythos SSA-50 Sound bar

Excellent 5.1 surround sound for a sound bar. One limitation encountered with my Onkyo TX-NR828 receiver is that I cannot take advantage of all of the Audessy features that include DSX and Dynamic Volume because Definitive Technology advises against using speaker setup applications such as Audessy EQ. Onkyo's implementaton of the Audessy features requires use of EQ in order to implement DSX and Dynamic Volume.

Ssa-50

I bought the ssa5 and the sound quality sucks so after do research I bout the ssa-50 and the sound quality is better than I expected. It's being powered with a pioneer elite vsx-42 and a velodine 12 sub. All I can say the sound and surround spund I get is superb. Wall mounting is a little work but not to difficult

Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 Installed in Cabinet

Looks good, sounds okay. I bought this unit because it is a perfect fit inside my gloss black Sony Style TV stand and matches the finish so well that you do not even notice that it is there. I looks like it is a part of the stand (I did have to devise a mounting method). It is powered by a Denon 1912 receiver which also feeds an older 90W, eight -inch cone subwoofer. This unit is located in a central common area in the house where appearance was a big factor. I have a separate dedicated home theater for more serious movie and TV watching.

Pros:Looks very nice in my installation. A+ for aesthetics. Sounds in mid-range are clear and distinct.

Cons:Sound is not nearly as full as almost any half-way decent tower speakers. Surround sound effects are minimal. Sound bars in general are a significant compromise if you are looking for home theater type surround sound.

Mythos on a Denon AVR1912

I have installed the SSA5-50 in our family room, 16ft wide by 22ft wide, and it sounds wonderful. Clear and crisp sound on the five channel configuration from the Denon AVR-1912; 90-watt per channel discrete amplifier. I typically run the bar at about -35 to -40 db depending in the source and is more than enough to fill the room. Bass is significantly lacking as expected, but is complimented very nicely with the pro-sub 800.

During install I would recommend installing speaker wire to the binding posts first then attaching the mounting bracket. This will greatly ease installation due to the confined space around the binding posts.

Additionally, I have a 47" LCD sitting above the soundbar and the looks are aesthetically pleasing, so feel confident in going with this over the SSA-42 despite a less than 50" TV. You never know when you will go bigger, but you will never go smaller on the TV.

Engineering Nightmare

Someday someone at Def Tech will have to explain the engineering nightmare they've created with their stupid mounting bracket for this speaker. I didn't question the brand, quality of speaker, or price. I wanted it and I bought it. I was prepared for the nightmare as I had done my due diligence reading others opinions about the bracket. When I finally was ready to install it, on a shelf not wall, i took the bracket out to my garage and chopped it up with my recip saw. By doing so I was able to use banana plugs and didn't compromise the bracket at all, at least for a shelf application. One would assume the the engineers at Def Tech would have figured this out and resolved it by now. Speaker-GREAT, Hardware-TERRIBLE!

Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50

Nice sound, well made, provided best alternative to floor speaker system for our den. Flaw with design of wall bracket (only if used as stabilizing stand without attachment to wall): I choose to let soundbar sit below TV on shelf. The included wall bracket (attaches to back of speaker) should be used with included "feet" to stabilize speaker at desired angle. Unfortunately, if your speaker wire uses bannana plugs....you cannot use the bracket...won't fit / won't work. Cut out for speaker wire not large enough in diameter to accomodate plugs. To utilize bracket, on shelf, you will need something besides straight banna plugs on speaker wire. Note, the space between speaker posts is extremely tight.

Product Research

Overview: The Definitive Technology Mythos Solo Surround
Array 50 (SSA-50) is a unique multichannel loudspeaker that provides a 5-channel
surround sound experience from just one speaker. The
Definitive Technology SSA-50 is the perfect surround audio solution when you are
unable or unwilling to wire and place rear channel speakers in your room, but
still want a home theater experience. The SSA-50 uses Definitive Technology's
best drivers and tweeters for audiophile-grade sound quality so you can enjoy
enveloping surround sound from a single speaker. The Mythos Solo Surround
Array 50 features five discrete channels to connect to your 5.1-channel Dolby
Digital receiver, so you don't need to run wire to five separate speakers. The
Mythos SSA-4 can be wall- or shelf-mounted using the supplied hardware.

Driver Technology

Spatial Array: The
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 incorporates Spatial Array, a unique
patented technology that optimizes the spatial presentation of five-channels to
create the illusion that you are surrounded by five separate high-performance
speakers. Spatial Array Surround technology uses subtle, but complex directional
cues to completely free the sound from the speaker enclosure and convince your
ear/brain listening mechanism that you are surrounded multiple speakers. Since
Spatial Array technology does not depend on bouncing sound off walls, it works
in virtually any room and set-up configuration. The SSA-50 uses Spatial Array
technology on the front left and right speakers as well as the surround
channels, so that you get big three-dimensional imaging from both stereo and
multi-channel sources.

BDSS Driver Technology: The Front left, Front right, and Center channel drivers
of the SSA-50 utilize Definitive's exclusive and patent-pending Balanced Dual
Surround System (BDSS) technology. Speaker cones usually have one support point
at the circumference of the cone (called the surround), but BDSS drivers have
two support points or surrounds. This design suppresses cone resonance and
promotes a longer, more linear cone motion for higher output, lower distortion
and more accurate frequency response. As a result you will enjoy perfectly
natural and lifelike timbre with crystalline clarity on voices, musical
instruments ,and movie sound effects, even at high-volume levels.

Pure Aluminum Dome Tweeter: The
Definitive Technology SSA-50's tweeter is a pure aluminum dome, which has been
heat-treated to relax the crystal structure and then coated with a ceramic to
produce extended highs. In order to keep the enclosure from being longer than
popular sized video displays, Definitive engineers positioned the front channel
tweeters in front of the drivers. While this is a commonly used space-saving
technique, a tweeter placed in front of the driver usually interferes with the
driver's sound waves. Using computer and physical modeling, Definitive engineers
developed unique tweeter-housing geometry and venting that eliminates
interference effects for audiophile-grade clarity, precision, and accuracy.

Break-In Period: The Mythos SSA-50 will sound good right out
of the box; however, an extended break-in period of 20-40 hours or more of
playing is required to reach full performance capability. The break-in period
allows the suspensions to work in and results in full bass, a more open
midrange, and smoother high frequency reproduction.

Mounting Options

Placement: The Mythos Solo Surround Array 50 is designed for
horizontal use only. The 5-channel loudspeaker can be positioned below or above
your flat-panel television. The SSA-50 matches perfectly with 50-inch an larger
flat-panel televisions.

Mounting: The Definitive Technology SSA-50 comes with
easy-to-install mounting hardware that allow it to mount on the wall above or
below your television. The Mythos SSA-50 comes with a wall mount bracket that
allows direct mounting to a wall. The SSA-50 can also be mounted directly to
select flat-panel TV swing out arm-style wall mounts, so that the speaker angle
changes with the TV angle. It also includes hardware that allows you to place
the speaker on the TV, on a shelf , or on a table-top (surface must be at least
5-inches deep).

Angle Adjustment: The Mythos Solo Surround Array 50 comes
with two brackets and two feet which screw into the speaker's wall-mount bracket
to stabilize the speaker and allows you to adjust the vertical angle when the
system is placed on a flat horizontal surface. When you set the speaker down,
the speaker will lean back and rest on these feet. By varying how far you screw
in-and-out the feet, you can adjust the vertical angle of the speaker. It is
recommended that you aim the center-speaker so that it aims directly towards the
height of the listeners' ears.

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